Hearing continued in Davis mom's jail battery case

A Davis woman charged with the death of her 5-year-old daughter can add felony battery to her list of charges.

Aquelin Talamantes, 29, is charged with two counts of felony battery on a correctional officer and one count of misdemeanor resisting arrest, according to a Yolo County Sheriff's Office report.

The preliminary hearing for these charges was postponed on Friday when Yolo County Superior Court Judge Stephen Mock found good cause for a continuance.

Supervising Deputy Public Defender Sally Fredericksen told Mock that she had not received video footage of the incident from the Yolo County Jail until Thursday afternoon, and has not had adequate time to review the material.

Fredericksen moved for a continuance to give her time to watch the videos, and asked for a date where her primary witness, a Yolo County Sheriff's Deputy, would be available as well.

Mock scheduled the preliminary hearing for 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, in Department 6 with Judge David Reed, due to a scheduling conflict.

"I fully intend to preside over the trial," Mock said.

Talamantes also faces murder and assault charges following the Sept. 26 death of her 5-year-old daughter Tatiana Garcia. Talamantes pleaded not guilty to all counts on Feb. 7, and her trial date is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on May 7 in Department 3. Mock also scheduled a trial readiness conference at 8:30 a.m. on April 25 in the same department.

According to the police, Talamantes assaulted her daughter in their home on the 5100 block of Glide Drive in Davis, then drove to a relative's apartment in Sacramento with the girl's body in the trunk.

She arrived at the relative's home that afternoon with her 4-year-old son in tow, but no Garcia. The relatives called police, who responded to the apartment on the 7900 block of Pocket Road in Sacramento. Police soon discovered the girl's body inside the trunk of her mother's vehicle.

The Sacramento County coroner determined that Garcia died from drowning.